PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 1106 p4p, 56 weight class) and Josh Turner (ranked 1292 p4p, 67 weight class). Ji Woo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 나쁜 달 상승. Turner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Next Episode by Dr. Dre kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ji Woo
vs
Turner

169 cm
21
135 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

175 cm
31
147 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Fanatic Inc.
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Turner!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji Woo.
Turner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Turner misses with a hook
and Ji Woo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turner throws a jab when Ji Woo was well out of range.
Ji Woo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ji Woo is looking to score with low kicks.
Turner changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Turner slips under a jab.

Turner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Turner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Turner trying to control the position but Ji Woo is working away.
Turner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ji Woo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Turner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ji Woo gets back to half guard.
Ji Woo is in trouble now - Turner has advanced to mount!
Ji Woo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turner on the ground.
Ji Woo is looking to improve his position but Turner isn't that keen on the idea.
Turner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ji Woo hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ji Woo wants to control but Turner is having none of it.
Turner looking to control but Ji Woo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
My spies in Helsinki Athletics Club inform me that Turner has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Turner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo holds on, trying desperately to control.
Ji Woo wants to control but Turner is having none of it.
Ji Woo is in a horrible position here. Turner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Turner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ji Woo hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner unloading with bombs!
Ji Woo tries to lock up and control but Turner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Turner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ji Woo tries to reverse the position but Turner maintains control.
Turner controlling the pace for now.
Turner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ji Woo tries to hold on but Turner pushes him away.
Turner scoring with strikes but Ji Woo is staying in there.
Turner working the ground and pound effectively.
Turner with good strikes from the mount here!
Ji Woo is looking to get to half guard.
Turner with the ground and pound from mount.

Ji Woo is rocked!
Turner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Ji Woo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ji Woo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Turner lands with some strikes.
Ji Woo tries to hold on but Turner postures up.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Turner! Ji Woo is hurt baaadly! Turner is firing away with more strikes - Ji Woo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Turner!
During a confident post fight interview, Josh Turner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.